Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 925 - 365 Flesh is Weak and HP is Low
Chapter 925: Chapter 365 Flesh is Weak and HP is Low
At dusk, as the sun set in the west, a continuous high wall appeared in the distance.
“Finally back…”
Wang Tao let out a long sigh of relief.
After escaping the zombie horde, he hadn’t encountered any danger. It was just that the exterior of the car was covered in black blood and bits of flesh, which was somewhat nauseating. He wanted to clean it up quickly.
Just then, Wang Tao suddenly felt a stirring in his heart.
Through a hazy perception, he sensed a familiar presence in the direction of Changhe Base… it was Ding Yuqin.
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Wang Tao touched the Perception Ring on his hand.
Although it wasn’t the first time he had felt this, Wang Tao was still somewhat amazed.
The range this ring could sense was much further than he had anticipated.
Even from this great distance from Changhe Base, he was already able to vaguely sense Ding Yuqin’s location. However, he could only sense her presence and not communicate with her.
Of course, Wang Tao was already very satisfied, he at least knew that Ding Yuqin and the others were safe, and it also let Ding Yuqin know that he was safe; that was already enough. After all, since leaving the base there had been no network, and although the radio could be used, it had many limitations and was often unreliable…
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During the trip back to the city, Wang Tao noticed there were hardly any cars on the road.
Normally, at this time, there should have been many people returning to the city…
Beep-beep—
At that moment, an off-road truck pulled up close to Wang Tao’s car, carrying about four or five people.
The truck was old and looked like it had been cobbled together from multiple vehicles, a typical post-apocalyptic style.
Of course, Wang Tao’s car didn’t look much better at that moment.
In the trailer behind the truck, rusty steel was loaded up, with various bits and pieces stuffed into the crevices.
Changhe Base was large, with a variety of jobs. Many of these jobs required leaving the base, but not all departures were for hunting zombies to collect Crystal Cores. Some were mainly about gathering supplies, commonly known as “scavenging,” and these individuals called themselves “Scavengers.”
The people in this truck were clearly a group of Scavengers.
Because of the corrosive acid rain, the exposed steel was basically corroded, but this corroded steel could still be used after reprocessing, so City Hall encouraged everyone to scavenge for discarded steel, which City Hall would continuously purchase.
The group of Scavengers had clearly put in a lot of effort to collect a truckload of discarded steel.
The window of the truck rolled down, and a middle-aged man with a big beard and a bald head cheerily yelled at Wang Tao’s Crystal Energy Car:
“Hey! We’re all still alive! Survived another day!”
Wang Tao rolled down his window and replied with a smile,
“Yeah, survived another day.”
He didn’t quite understand why the bearded man was so excited. After chatting with the somewhat excited bearded man for a bit, Wang Tao finally understood the situation—
The reason there were so few returning to the city this evening was because either people had returned early, or they had hidden in the wilderness, or they had never made it back at all… naturally, this was due to the zombie horde.
The scale of the zombie horde was bigger than Wang Tao had imagined. It wasn’t just the two groups he had encountered merging together; there were hordes in other places too!
The base had issued a warning several days ago, advising against unnecessary outings, and the security level had been raised several times since then.
Under these circumstances, naturally, nobody dared to go out carelessly. With fewer people going out, naturally, fewer were returning.
Those who were heading back to the base now were either people who had gone out before the base’s security level picked up or those who wanted to take a risk. This bearded driver belonged to the latter group.
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At that time, the security level of the base wasn’t very high, and after hesitating for a moment, he decided to take a risk and head out.
Scavenging also involved a lot of competition, and it was quite fierce. After all, compared to hunting zombies, scavenging was less dangerous and safer.
Some scavenger teams even specifically followed behind some Hunter Teams who were only after Crystal Cores and some easy-to-carry supplies. These scavengers would pick up the leftovers, also managing to get a share of the bounty.
But now, due to the increased alert, fewer people were going out, and naturally, fewer were scavenging. The bearded man thought to seize this opportunity to make a gamble.
At first, things went well, and he managed to get a truckload of discarded steel, but unfortunately, he still encountered the zombie horde.
They had no choice but to abandon their truck and find a place to hide. Fortunately, the horde didn’t find them, but the cost was being trapped for a long time. After carefully rationing their food until it was gone, they finally found a chance to escape!
The bearded man’s group was tense all the way, and when they finally saw the base and another vehicle returning under similar circumstances, his heart was moved, naturally wanting to share his experiences…
Wang Tao understood his feelings. Although their experiences outside had been very different, they indeed both had returned from perilous conditions, so he didn’t say much, simply listened and then offered the bearded man his blessings.
This time entering the base, Wang Tao’s Informational Wristwatch was not bombarded with countless messages like the last time.
Because he had mentioned before leaving that he would be gone for about a week this time. Plus, Ding Yuqin and the others were all inside the base, handling some matters.
So this time, it wouldn’t make everyone think he had died outside like before.
